April 15, 2013 -- Dream Factory Scholarships

The deadline is fast approaching for some lucrative college scholarships for our Dream Factory recipients. I don't want to miss anyone who might be eligible. If you have received a dream from the Kansas City Dream Factory, you are eligible to apply. If you know someone of college age who is a dream recipient, please let us know.

There are three Larry Moore Dream Factory $5,000 scholarships available each year to the college or university of the student's choice. The scholarship program was established in 2000 and is funded each year by the generous Bill Beaver family. Bill was a staunch supporter of the Dream Factory and the work we do. He passed away a few years ago and his wife, June, has continued the tradition.

All of us with the Dream Factory are truly appreciative to the Bill Beaver family for the marvelous difference they have made in the lives of so many Dream Factory youngsters. So many of them tell me that medical bills have sapped their family's college savings and without the scholarship they would not be able to go to college.

Scholarship awards are based on academics and extracurricular activities. The determining factor in most cases is an essay the applicants write entitled, "What the Dream Factory Means to Me."

As chair of the selection committee, I often have to brush back tears when I read the applications and see the differences the Dream Factory has made in the lives of sick and disabled youngsters by making their dreams come true. For nearly 30 years, all of us who volunteer with the Dream Factory have been making those dreams come true, more than 5,500 kids in our Kansas City community.

We don't want to miss anyone who deserves to apply for a $5,000 scholarship. And again if you know a Dream Factory youngster eligible for college, please make sure they fill out an application. The deadline to apply is May 1. Go to kcdream.org and click Larry Moore scholarships or click here.